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At its annual Fall Gala, the Brazos Pregnancy Center will look back at lives changed and saved in Hood County. The Gala is at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at

R-E-S-P-E-C-T I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how we define our self-worth. How do we measure ourselves? Is it by the amount of our wealth? The praise of family

Gardeners hate to kill plants, especially those that are pretty. Unfortunately, some plants should be eradicated. Non-native plant species with a spreading tendency are destructive to wildlife, prairies and waterways.

It is hard to believe that we are more than halfway through the first six weeks of school in Granbury. As we move into the second month of school, we

Granbury High School will present the comedic play “Epic Proportions” later this month at the GHS Bagby-McMahan Perfoming Arts Center. As the Dramatists Play Service writes, “Epic Proportions tells the

Granbury High School seniors Brock Holmgreen and Gracie Shelton have been named the Granbury Optimist Club’s Young Texan and Young Tex-Anne of the month for September 2019. The two were

Granbury Middle School and Oak Woods School students kicked off the 2019-20 Granbury ISD Day of Service initiative Wednesday. A class at GMS volunteered to help set up the annual

A fundraiser for the Opera Guild of Granbury features bingo, auctions and dinner from Chicken Express. For a special treat, homemade desserts will be offered. The event is Thursday, Oct.

Visit Granbury and the Lake Granbury Conference Center (LGCC) have announced plans for the city’s 2nd Annual Lakefest – Outdoor Texas Country Music Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5. Last

The county this week formally accepted a rebate check of more than $95,000 and may later designate the funds to help create a new economic development partnership with the city

With an overburdened personnel office and a responsibility to redact certain sensitive information from documents released through Open Records, the Commissioners Court is considering revamping the way the county handles

The Hood County Commissioners Court this week codified what had been a loose policy requiring groups wanting to use county property to seek permission from the court. County Judge Ron

During the same meeting in which the Commissioners Court and Sheriff Roger Deeds recognized five detention officers who recently prevented an inmate’s suicide, the elected officials acted to strengthen protections

The Commissioners Court voted unanimously on Tuesday to dismiss personnel director Richard Aguirre, whom the court had placed on paid suspension two weeks ago. His assistant, Human Resources Chief Deputy

The More Than Me Youth Club is looking for volunteers to run the hot dog and snow cone stand at 6600 Glen Rose Highway. Proceeds from the stand help fund

The Good News Club, a program of Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), will be meeting in schools in Hood and Somervell counties. Children can attend the after-school program with parental permission.

An all-day event is planned Saturday, Sept. 28 to bring awareness of suicide rates among military members and veterans. It’s reported that 22 take their life each day. Ruck Forward

Ridge Roberts of Granbury has been named the Grand Master Fiddler Open Champion for 2019 in Nashville. Last year he placed second. He also won the Charlie Bush Traditional Fiddler

The Pecan Plantation Woman’s Club will begin its new program year entitled “Start of New Beginnings” on Thursday with social gathering time beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the clubhouse and

FUNDRAISER begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at Salon El Ranchito, 5704 W. Highway 377, Tolar. PLAY bingo to win designer handbags. MEMBERS of law enforcement and first responders

The Rainbow Room helps children and families that have an open case with Child Protective Services. You can help the Rainbow Room through a fundraiser Thursday known as Heroes with

The Commissioners Court this week agreed to create a new Open Records policy to provide clear guidelines to the public on how to submit requests and also to ensure that personal information is prop

It's Girls Night Out on the square Saturday, Sept. 14. Special deals are planned from 4 to 7 p.m.